The Arizona champion., 1887-02-05

Your correspondent is here and
 with the exception of running off the i track, once or twice threatened with
 dose of measels, which seems to be
 one of the prevailing luxuries at the
 present term in the capitol City, is all
 O. K.
 The Frisco county bill is the war cry and Ashurst, the father, finds his name used in most promiscuous manner, by all classes of society. The
 Journal Miner advertised for wet nurse for Little Frisco when it was born, and the Courier further entreats us not to leave poor Yayapai as her waters are healing, But l am afraid old Yava is too tough bird to hold much healing water, if she was young CT we might trust her. Everything is progressing as well as can be expect cd with the measure and as far as the Assembly goesit is all right. We have yet the Council and Governor to act upon the measure, but if we can get through the former, l have very little fears of the latter. The Council as near as l can estimate il, stands six for and SIX against the division, which would kill it. Knowing ones tell us that few of the opposing are begin. ning to yield, and if such is indeed the case, Frisco county will be mat ter of fact. The bill has had its sec ond reading and is lying on the table of the Assembly beside the Gila and Maricopa Boundary Bill. There it will remain until we learn exactly how the Senate will handle it. Ashurst has worked very hard, but has found sew eral brother members who hay rem dered him great aid. The bill was met with scorn and derision when it was first mentioned, now if il don't pass 1t will at least have the satisfac- ton of soaring eur mother county a little. Ash urst's freight and fare bill received quite raking from our Pres colt press in order to hurt his county bill. Ashurst may be contrary man and have to play both ends against the middle, but to man up tree at the present writing it looks as though the middle would be the first to collapse. In other words, it is hard fight but he proposes to stay with it.
 Blinns County Court bill for estab- fishing County Courts throughou ut the territory, providing for county judge at S3,ooo per year, a clerk at sI, ,Soo, and deputy at the same price, died a most peaceful death with no stone to mark it's resting place. Some mem bers are working on court measure, which, if it goes into effect, will meet the peoples demands. It gives ;he Probate Judge the same jurisdiction as the District Judge, conducting his office only on a fee basis, giving us the Government Court as an Appellate Court.
 The Capita to Phoenix bill l have not heard mentioned for some time but I would not be surprised if they had given it up for this term, reall- zing that sooner or later they will be compelled to take it anyway. The committee has reported on the civil code, which was adopted and "crimes and punishments" will be ready to- morrow. They have worked early and late and are making very rapid progress. There is Hull in both branches while they are at work as they do not care to pass laws that might conflict with them.
 Adamson and Scott, of Apache, are two of the most useful, hard working members here. Ming, of Graham; Trippel, of Gila and Smith and Webb, of Maricopa, have all shown them selves to be able men and conscien- tions legislators.
 Dorans (Pina) bill aholishing the office of the commissioner of imrnigra- ton passed the house Ike cyclone, to-day, there being only two dissent ing voices, Andrews and Fisher. Of Yayapai. The council will use 1t the same way. Oh how does Zuly and Tommy feel9
 One of the most important measures that has been introduced so far as the taxpayers are concerned is bill eff our old ears caught correctly on,) the present school law. It was referred to the committee on ed- ucation. It makes--it would seem the Superintendent of Public lnstruc- ion an autocrat with a power to change the text books in any manner 1. . ,l,<~.s., c.r t,,r xears IT nrnvides